Question follow-through · 80926

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential merits of increasing prison educators pay in line with their counterparts in other further education workplaces.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential merits of increasing prison educators pay in line with their counterparts in other further education workplaces.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice recognises the vital role prison educators play in supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. Prison educators are employed by Further Education or Training Providers contracted to deliver education in custody. As such, th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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